Iran nuclear talks make slow progress

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The latest talks began Aug. 3 with Iranian, American, Russian and Chinese negotiators plus representatives from the European Union.
50% : The current round of talks ended today, and Iran's negotiators have returned to Tehran to conduct consultations.
50% : The original members of the deal, known formally as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), include Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.
47% : Under the nonproliferation treaty and the additional protocols, Iran is obligated to declare its nuclear activities to the IAEA.
45% : As a response to the US exit, Iran reduced its cooperation with the nuclear watchdog group, most recently removing its cameras from its nuclear facilities.
38% : While the nuclear negotiations need Iran and the United States to resolve differences, they are currently holding talks indirectly due to Iranian insistence stemming from the US withdrawal of the deal in 2018.
33% : Rafael Grossi, head of the IAEA, has traveled between Tehran and European capitals to resolve the dispute.
32% : According to Nour News, if the United States is unable to effectively remove sanctions and permit companies to conduct business with Iran, there is no reason for Iran to compromise on the current agreement.
29% : Nour News, which is linked to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, wrote that Western countries are trying to present Iran as being unreasonable when it comes to issues over the IAEA and the nonproliferation treaty.
28% : The article at Nour News said that the United States will "use the first opportunity" to not implement its side of the agreement and then immediately work to either not remove sanctions on Iran or to make it so that Iran would not be able to take advantage of the sanctions removal.
21% : Nour News wrote that Western countries are trying to force issues into the agreement that go beyond the JCPOA, and that there is no guarantee that other agencies, such as the IAEA, will not level claims against Iran that would portray Iran as being in breach of the JCPOA.
17% : While Iran has been generally welcoming of Grossi, his trip to Israel recently angered Iran due to Israel's lack of transparency about its alleged undeclared nuclear weapons.

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